The Let My Vote Count Alliance has taken due notice of the decision by President John Dramani Mahama to appoint Mrs. Charlotte Osei, 42, as Chairperson of the Electoral Commission (EC) of Ghana. We wish to greet her with this clarion message: NO NEW REGISTER NO VOTE IN 2016!

Charlotte Osei appointed new EC boss -

President John Dramani Mahama has, in accordance with Article 70(2) of the 1992¬† Constitution, appointed Mrs. Charlotte Osei as Chairperson of the Electoral Commission (EC) of Ghana.

REPORT OF THE ELECTORAL REFORMS COMMITTEE SUBMITTED TO THE ELECTORAL COMMISSION OF THE REPUBLIC OF GHANA -

We, members of the Electoral Reforms Committee wish to thank the almighty God for the strength, health and travelling mercies granted us throughout our various meetings, discussions and retreat sessions held outside Accra in executing our mandate as spelt out in our Terms of Reference. We thank the Chairman and Members of the Electoral Commission for giving us the opportunity to serve mother Ghana.

To Mr Gabriel Pwamang the consultant to the Committee, we say: ‚Äú...we are grateful to you for your assistance and for bringing your competence, expertise and legal acumen to bear on the work of the Committee.‚ÄĚ Read more >>>

COMMEMORATION OF THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE DEATH OF DR. J. B. DANQUAH -

Foresight Africa: Implementing a New U.S.-Africa Policy -

2013 ushered in the most significant change in the United States‚Äô Africa policy since the passing of PEPFAR 10 years ago. The unveiling of investment-focused initiatives‚ÄĒPower Africa and Trade Africa‚ÄĒreflects not just a change in how the Obama administration views the continent, but also how foreign investors have prioritized it. But policy rarely achieves its objectives without equal attention to implementation. A number of implementation barriers‚ÄĒold regulations and new policies working at cross-purposes, and limited on-the-ground capacity‚ÄĒthreaten to undermine America‚Äôs new approach to the continent in 2014. If 2013 was marked by change in U.S. strategy towards Africa, 2014 will be marked by the recognition that 90 percent of the success of that strategy is implementation.

Statistical Proof of Ghana's Bloated Voter Register -

This is the Age Distribution of Ghana‚Äôs 2010 population of 24.391 million.

This number includes all persons domiciled in Ghana as at 2010 regardless of citizenship.

Although the elections were held in 2012, the voter register was compiled at a time when these were the population distribution

On the eve of the New Year, 2015, the National Petroleum Authority (NPA) announced a reduction in ex-pump prices of petroleum products by 10% across board. This was not without drama. Most of the headlines that followed the announcement pointed to price reduction under duress. A number of civil society organizations and political parties put pressure on NPA to reduce the prices due to reasons such as the oil price crush and relative stability in the value of the local Ghanaian currency. Some of the organizations threatened public demonstrations against NPA and the Government; a situation that was expected considering that petro-politics is a feature of petroleum pricing in most parts of the world.

Public policy and governance think tank, the Danquah Institute has expressed grave concern about the Electoral Commission's decision to register all persons in the country who, simply, are in possession of identity cards issued by the National Health Insurance Authority.

At a press conference organised by DI last week, a fellow of the institute, Mr. Boakye Agyarko, explained that ‚Äúone of the objects of the National Health Insurance Authority‚ÄĚ as captured on the NHIA‚Äôs website which states that ‚Äúpersons not resident in the country but who are on a visit to this country‚ÄĚ can obtain NHIS cards is deeply worrying.

GHANA MUST WAKE UP, SHOUT FOR A NEW REGISTER AND SHAKE UP THE EC -

FITCH Rating‚Äôs latest report on Ghana lays particular emphasis on the importance of Ghana‚Äôs democracy and stability to the country‚Äôs economic prospects. Whiles it gives a negative outlook based on how the economy is being run, Fitch makes the point that Ghana‚Äôs credit rating has not, however, fallen below ‚ÄėB‚Äô because of the country‚Äôs ‚Äústrong governance record and recent democratic history,‚ÄĚ and that, this is ‚Äúreflected in Ghana‚Äôs ability to attract foreign direct investment, which at 7% of GDP is well above that of Nigeria, Gabon, Zambia, Kenya and Angola.‚ÄĚ

The attention of the Danquah Institute has been drawn to a story making the rounds on social media and now on www.ghanaweb.com, as well, titled ‚ÄúDanquah Institute predicts 64.7% win for Kwabena Agyepong.‚ÄĚ

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"Our mission is to make a courageous, imaginative and constructive contribution to nation-building and development, with the purpose of enhancing the life of every individual citizen" - J.B Danquah

YOUTH, EDUCATED PREFER AKUFO-ADDO -Poll reveals

The latest opinion poll released by Research International indicates that the Presidential Candidate of the opposition New Patriotic Party, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, is highly favoured by the youth and educated folk as the man who can provide the right kind leadership the nation needs at this stage of its development.

On the other hand, the poll shows that President John Dramani Mahama of the ruling National Democratic Congress enjoys more support among the aged and the uneducated than his man opponent in the December 7 elections.

For example, Nana Akufo-Addo obtained 60% of the vote by age groups ranging between 18-19, whilst President Mahama obtained 40% amongst the same catchment group.

Nana Akufo-Addo, within the age group of 20-24, obtained 56% of the vote as against 41% obtained by President Mahama.

President Mahama, on the other hand, obtained 53% of the vote by the 50-54 age group, whilst Nana Akufo-Addo obtained 47%.

Also, 58% of the respondents with no education preferred President Mahama, whilst 42% preferred the NPP flagbearer.

However, majority of the respondents who had some form of education stated that they would vote for the NPP and its Presidential Candidate. 52% of respondents with basic education stated that they would vote for Nana Akufo-Addo, whilst 44% stated they would vote for President Mahama.

On the tertiary front, 58% of respondents stated they would vote for Nana Akufo-Addo, whilst 42% stated that they would vote for President Mahama.

The poll puts Nana Akufo-Addo in a comfortable lead, predicting a first round victory for him and his party in the upcoming December 7 elections.

The research, carried out between September 16 and November 2, sampled a total number of 4,600 respondents in all parts of the country, with Nana Akufo-Addo obtaining 52.2% of the vote, representing 2,401 of the respondents.

The incumbent, President John Dramani Mahama, according to the opinion poll, obtained 46.9% of the vote, representing 2,157 of the respondents sampled.

The poll, according to Research International, has a confidence level of 98% with a margin of error of some ¬Ī1.8%.

Research International is a market research company, founded in 1962 and part of the Kantar Group, the parent company for WPP‚Äôs worldwide information and consultancy interests. Research International has offices in 50 countries, including Ghana (Cantonments, Accra) and employs approximately 2,500 people across the world.

It specialises in qualitative and quantitative custom market research. Research International‚Äôs genesis was the market research division of Unilever. To this day there remains a very strong link, with Unilever a major client in all significant markets.